Posts tagged with "Doctor Who Season 8"

It’s a long time now since Whovians first began to discuss the possibility of the Doctor one day regenerating into a member of the opposite sex, with the idea first taking root in popular consciousness after Fourth Doctor Tom Baker made the suggestion back in 1980. After Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith left the role open to a successor last year, plenty of fans, as well as well-known actors, began putting forward strong views on the issue one...

Doctor Who takes a yet another turn at the terrifying this week with Kill The Moon, the seventh episode in this rather stellar Eighth Season for the most part. As Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor shines, this week’s episode feels a bit more like a Doctor-lite episode, which isn’t a bad thing in the slightest.
This is because it means we get more development of Jenna Coleman as companion Clara, who has definitely been in need of more...

After 18 months playing “impossible girl” Clara Oswald, Jenna-Louise Coleman will finally step down from her role as the Doctor’s time-travelling companion.
Clara’s exit is said to be planned as part of a “sensational Christmas storyline” at the end of the upcoming 8th series of Doctor Who. By the time Coleman leaves the show, her character will have earned a place amongst its longest-standing companions. Speaking...

Following the huge popularity of the worldwide, big-screen broadcasts of last year’s 50th anniversary special, “The Day of the Doctor”, the BBC has now revealed that the first episode of Doctor Who Series 8 will also be coming to a cinema near you.
Called “Deep Breath”, Peter Capaldi’s first full episode in the role of the Doctor will feature the popular Paternoster trio, Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint and Strax,...

Shown today on BBC 1 during half-time of the Germany vs Argentina World Cup Final, the full-length series trailer for Doctor Who, Season 8 is finally here!
As stated in its YouTube description, the trailer features both “New Monsters and Old Enemies”. Although the voiceover on a previous teaser had already revealed the inclusion of the Daleks in the upcoming series, this new clip gives us a proper look at them, as well as showing off...

Every year fans flock to San Diego Comic Con for a chance to see the star studded panels, meet their heroes and check out the awesome cosplay. They also have the opportunity to pick up some of the incredible exclusive items that the dealers have on offer at the event.
With everyone from 2000 AD to Adobe Photoshop offering a variety of limited edition offerings, it is no wonder that this side of the event has become a fan and indeed collector’s...

A new Doctor Who teaser trailer broadcast yesterday reveals the inclusion of the the Daleks in the upcoming series.
Titled “I see into your soul Doctor…”, the trailer is CGI-heavy, featuring a series of explosions inside the Tardis console room, followed by what appears to be the electrocution of the Doctor when he picks up the telephone. We’re shown a sort of x-ray view of the Doctor’s latest incarnation (played...

A new, on-set image released by the BBC today has revealed that classic villains the Cybermen will be making a return in Doctor Who, Season 8. The image also gives us our first look at a brand new character, played by Michelle Gomez.
Known for her roles in Green Wing, The Book Group and Bad Education, Gomez will take on the part of the Gatekeeper of the Nethersphere when the show airs in August.
Said showrunner Steven Moffat, “I’ve known...